Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery have revolutionized lung cancer treatment, minimizing trauma and shortening recovery times. Minimally invasive techniques enable complex procedures, ...

New advancements to robotic surgery systems are changing how doctors perform procedures and how quickly patients recover.

Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery reduces recovery time for those with lung cancer, allowing some to leave the hospital the day after surgery. Dr. Geoffrey B. Pelz, a thoracic surgeon at ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Robotic-assisted surgery is becoming increasingly common in operating rooms across the United States, with more than 2.5 million procedures performed each year and an annual ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has become the first health system in Illinois to offer minimally invasive thoracic surgeries through a single incision using Intuitive’s da Vinci SP surgical ...

ZANESVILLE — Genesis HealthCare System has launched a collaboration between its pulmonary medicine and thoracic surgery departments to improve surgical treatment of lung cancer. It utilizes advanced ...

Dan Larson, a Seattle resident diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023, benefited from robotic-assisted surgery developed by Intuitive, a leader in robotic surgical technology. After undergoing two robotic ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...

Lung cancer surgery is the primary form of treatment for most cases of early stage lung cancer. Surgery is particularly effective in cases where the tumor hasn’t spread. It can help treat the cancer, ...

Vergent Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing molecularly targeted intraoperative imaging, today announced the initiation of VISUALIZE 2, a Phase 3, multi-center, pivotal study ...